About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Trump’s FAA Nominee Challenged The 1,500 Hour Rule for Pilots. Now He’s In The Union’s Crosshairs

Mar 22 2025

The union, ALPA, wants “assurances that [Bedford] will maintain the current requirements” and is expressing “concerns” about his nomination. They’re trying to position themselves within a Trumpian MAGA framework, explaining their separate efforts to fight greater automation in cockpits by “foreign airlines and manufacturers” is at odds with an “America First” agenda.

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“Safe Travels To Palestine”: Ex-TSA Screener Brags She Lied About Jewish Passenger, Sent Him To Extra Screening, He Missed His Flight

Mar 21 2025

A former TSA screener took to TikTok with some rich security screening fanfic. An Algerian, the ex-screener from Ohio shared some Intifadaporn where she says she told an Israeli passenger, “Safe travels to Palestine.”

He responded “It’s Israel,” and that’s when she says she called over a manager and claimed he was harassing her (which she admits wasn’t true).

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